Anadolu FeneriAnadolu Feneri(Anatolian Light House) is located on the Asian side of Istanbul,where Bosphorus conjoins with Blacksea.It has 2 miles distance to the Rumeli Feneri(Rumelian Light House).The village that light house is located also called Anadolu Feneri,it is a small town on the summer time where you can eat fish at the small fish restaurants,and you can swim on the coast(but there is not a beach).Anatolian Light House is a guide for the ships coming from Blacksea to Bosphorus, Istanbul. The light house was built in 1834.During the Crimean War it was built to be a guide for the French and English ships going through Blacksea and Bosphorus by France,with the Rumeli Light House,but in 1933 Turkey has owned all rights of both light houses.The Light house is made of white stone and it has 20 mt height.only one side of the light house ,towards Beykoz stays dark.Anadolu Feneri is one of the rare light houses which could stay originally. Source: http://tr.wikipedia.org |
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